Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-14

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| the guf pass In anfiuapmnion az whaa the
whole matter would Amount b.
From tie oatwArd indieakions Of The
Oollsceug,s enhina9 of3eiala, the articles
IN ahe Chronse1s weze mnl8 thnn they
haEgainea for. Tbs clear irafRhs whieh
TIE aEtieioa % n1as1eEly portrayed.
cMnsed o eonsidsrnbie mzmouns Of quist
gossip aInonz The afcEsseid elleislA
Each and every man IN tha service, win
one acegEd, when appr0aehed on tha
Qaession, dsaiinad 30 apeAk seriously %
She subject. and endeaEuFed b tFeas the
vhols AFFAIR as h1Re joke.
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HsFbers y. Beeeheg, e. Oollsctor d
Oaskoms. noe Treasury Aaenk, waa In
teFviewed yesterday b. Poer-IxTnLxl.
QKscEn reporter, and aid:
"Yea. have read the San Francisco
CAroatels Of July sth aad 9tk. contain
inR letters and charges formerly IN the
possession Of The late Abner L. Blake.
The Treasury DepaEtment issues special
Instructions 10 their agsnts. fexbi9dine
the pnhlieity Of dooamentafy evidences
IN theiF possession pertaining 10 public
affairs. and for thai reason l must Dc.
cline 70 present oflcial proof regarding
The falstky Of the charges made By
Blake 10 he Department..
II lave noe only requested bua de-.
manaed, gAeu each charge sQatnst ma
vas made. THAI q thorough, honest and
impartial trial be accorded ne By ne
proper cfdciala Ny oorrespondenos
9th he Department efieaEs viii plain
ly show that The Depaxtment fully vim
dicated me from al eonnecsicn with
NE crimes relzled n the charges pre-
feFFed By Blake.
II believe Blake 10 have bean an hon-
ct man prior TO his appointment In the
customs service. after which he became
conneeted With q ring which Wea en-
gagged In unlawful aots. This soon be-
came apparent. Mr.. Blake Afterwards
became demented and endeavored 70
have me rsmnved from the service and
allow both himsalf and associates TO be
passed by unnotioed.
Conserving Rouse, be had no more
legal authority 10 claim any eompensa-
ton from the Government for the ser
vices which be claims 10 have rendered
In causing q seizure of opium In IN
Alaska bay, known as the Idaho seizure,
than person Who never heard Of the
case.
mo- continued Beeoher, warming
up to She subject. She charges, which
we're in Blake's possession, we're made
at the inseigation Of certain Individuals
Who endeavored 20 compel me, while
Collector Of Customs, 10 have the Gov
ernment swtndied By allowing fRadulent
bills 10 Be collected for goods. Which
were valued at Q higher rate than they
could be purchased for from other Port
Townsend firms. One instance IN par
ticulaF, IL who're q Port Townsend meF-
chant sent In several cases Of coal oil,
valued ct e3.26 per case. The same
quality Of oil could be purchased from
any Water street merchant at 81 per
case. refused 10 allow the bills TO be
paid unless the extra twenty-five cents
vas thrown on. AFTER q long paRley
this vas consented 10, when that ueF-
chant left my office saying: i will
make this climate 30 warm for you,
Beecher, that you will not dare 10 hold
your head MP among honest people,
That was the beginning Of the tFou6ls."
Mr.. Beeoher declined to converse
further on she matter until be received
permission from the Department "to
make public several documents, which
would clearly remove the ignominious
charges heaped upon him."
Nh. RoUsE nTERvTKwED.
@. II. Rouse said: "BeecheR sent for
ne yesterday, and said that II ] had
aided the ChrosieIs In Supporting the
assertion that he (BeecheR) vas IN any
manner, shape or form connected With
Blake's death, that be (BeeoheF) would |
make the climate rather warm for
him."
when Bsecher's conversation vas 70
peated concerning the Idaho seizure,
Rouse said in en- excited and vehement |
manner, "He lies. BeecheF had ne /
other way Of obtaining the information
than through me. Hs tried 70 eea An
Cooy, a OhinRman Of Victoria, 10 swear
that be (Ah Oooy) vas the real in |
fcrmer. BeecheR worked his l4vei best
10 have me robbed out Of my eompen-
saiion, earned as an infoEmes Ia the
Idaho seizure.
81 win present yoa with evidence
shortly continued Rouse. addressing
The PosT. INrRLL1aKNcKR correspondent,
'snd q man Who will substaniiate my
= q - aBa anil ~
Beecheg'a oath 10 the contrary, said thai
| vas entitled 20 two thousand dollars
from the Government, which amount,
have noe Jet received"
MNoR AEgAEEs.
The sealing schooners o. O. Perkins
and TeaSsF have arrived from Fiatteey
Rocks. The latter vessel reports that on
Sunday sfteFnoon, while at anchor near
the feoks, the steamer eardonyx rasseA
north. Soon after the Teaaer Rot under
Roadway, keeping close 10 the shore and
arrived that evsnine at Neah Bay. She
had uot seen any Indications Of . bark.
eutine on the beach, ~ reported By the
SardOnyx.
ire Perkins has bsan engaged In
VIC Xix aaI O8kA a8aAAA84 AAaS1 - -
cast upon this rock last January. The
seaa we're % beavy that on Sunday two
water tanks and q considerable amount
Of the Wreckage wa washed overheard.
The stocks and fxtafes formerly 10
the cid Moutana TheateT vas sold a.
public auction today By the Marshal 20
satisfy . Judgment In favor Of The cred
itoRa.
Captain Sears, formerly In command
Of the haFkentins MAkAh. and lately Of
san Diego, has taken ehsrRa Of the
bark Hideste.
Captain II. y. Reed. he well known
ship builder, Il 81 Port Madison, vhsre
be will supexintsnd the b1ildtng Of q
fonf uasted schooner for c. A. Hooper
4 o., Of san Francisco. she Will be .
keel vessel With lGe feet keel. LIZ feet on
load line, 20 feet bean and l051 flea
derth OF hold. With . lumber carrying
capacity Of 10000 feet. Her rsaisssE
vii Be $50 tons. Oapa. Reed has con-
tracsed 10 Hnish her complete. hall.
nasia, FieRina. ete-, within givsn tine.
perhaps in fcar or ave months- This 10
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